Jacobs Mitsubishi – Wesley Chapel is the 100th dealership to complete construction, and open for business, as part of the brand’s global Visual Identity Program. Introduced in 2019, the program was designed to improve the customer experience through a premium Mitsubishi Motors retail environment, according to a statement. “Anyone who has paid attention to the … Read more
April Grajales is returning to Regions Bank as market executive and commercial banking leader, in Tampa and surrounding communities in Hillsborough County. Grajales originally served Regions in consumer banking and commercial banking roles from 2003 until 2011. She has since gained 12 years of additional financial services experience serving middle-market and multi-national corporations, with roles … Read more
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay honored John Tomlin, chief executive officer of Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate, as one of eleven recipients of its national award for volunteerism. Tomlin was chosen from more than 247,000 volunteers in the United States, according to a statement. Junior Achievement’s Gold Leadership Award honors volunteer excellence, presented in recognition … Read more
REM Capital celebrated the groundbreaking for its latest development, in St. Petersburg, Ellington Place, an apartment community. Located at 770 4th Ave., N., the design for Ellington Place is inspired by the jazz era and the legendary Duke Ellington, according to a statement. Each of the 220 studio and one-bedroom apartments will include high-quality finishes … Read more
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay has released unseen photos of its two, new 14th-floor event spaces offering panoramic views of Tampa Bay. The main event space, Skylark, encompasses 3,400 square feet of indoor space, including 1,800 square feet of pre-function space. It also has a 1,400-square-foot outdoor rooftop terrace with bay and city views. Its sister … Read more
Medical Technology Associates, a Pinellas Park-based provider of medical gas services, testing and equipment, has acquired Premier Medical, headquartered in Tennessee, with a branch office in Florida. Premier will now have access to MTA’s software platforms for the benefit of employees and customers, according to a statement. “Together, we will broaden our service offerings, expand our … Read more
The American Cancer Society has named Lindsey Langley-Liboriero as senior executive director, Southwest Florida. Based in Tampa, she will lead a cross-functional staff responsible for raising more than $7 million annually to fund cancer research and support services for cancer patients, according to a statement. Langely-Liboreiro joined the ACS team in Nashville, in 2019. As … Read more
Black Dog Venture Partners has acquired a 20 percent stake in Giggidy, a women-owned music discovery platform, based in St. Petersburg. “Giggidy’s inception began in late 2017, after dating a local South Florida musician for three years and going to hundreds of his gigs and witnessing firsthand the endless headaches local musicians, venue owners and … Read more
We have been Zoom-ing and Teams-ing for years and while the frequency of these video meetings may have subsided since the height of the pandemic, the format is here to stay. People have “Zoom Room” fatigue and Teams Meeting “taxed-outed-ness.” So being intentional can keep the time to a minimum and maximize the technology … Read more
Ian Black is the founder of Ian Black Real Estate. He has worked in commercial real estate, in Sarasota-Manatee since the 1980s but prior to that, he lived in his homeland of Northern Ireland, which he fled shortly after his real estate office in Belfast was destroyed in a bombing during The Troubles. He opened … Read more